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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / July 2006Noise in front
Hi, My car is a standard gear '96 Honda Civic. It has a big noise when going at low speed, especially when going up hill or making a sharp turn. The source of the sound is under the car, between front wheels and close to right wheel (probably). Do you have any clue what the problem could be? What further inspection is needed? Thank you. >Hi, > >My car is a standard gear '96 Honda Civic. > >It has a big noise when going at low speed, especially when going up >hill or making a sharp turn. What kind of noise? Honk? Squeak? Bang? Clicking? Boom? Rumble? Screech? Whistle? Don www.donsautomotive.com . > The source of the sound is under the car, >between front wheels and close to right wheel (probably). > >Do you have any clue what the problem could be? What further inspection >is needed? Thank you. When turning sharply at first gear, it sounds like a broken fan. When going uphill at 1 or 2 gear, it is like low rumbling. It sounds to me like under the bottom of the car. Is it some axis or valve? Thank you. > >Hi, > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Do you have any clue what the problem could be? What further inspection > >is needed? Thank you. >When turning sharply at first gear, it sounds like a broken fan. When >going uphill at 1 or 2 gear, it is like low rumbling. It sounds to me >like under the bottom of the car. Is it some axis or valve? I'd check the bearings immediately. Might be something else, but that has all the hallmarks of an impending bearing failure. --scott  Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Sounds like it might also be a bad CV joint too, although in my (limited) experience they usually only make noise while in a tight turn. >>When turning sharply at first gear, it sounds like a broken fan. When >>going uphill at 1 or 2 gear, it is like low rumbling. It sounds to me [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > has all the hallmarks of an impending bearing failure. > --scott >Sounds like it might also be a bad CV joint too, although in my (limited) >experience they usually only make noise while in a tight turn. Could be, and that's really the best thing it could be. If the CV joint fails, that's annoying and you'll have to be towed. If the bearing fails, that's a whole lot scarier and your chances of living through it are somewhat lower. --scott Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Thank you all. Except the cat thing. :) I remember the word CV joint now. Always wanted to know how to inspect it but always forgot. I think I'll try to take a look of it first. > >Sounds like it might also be a bad CV joint too, although in my (limited) > >experience they usually only make noise while in a tight turn. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > lower. > --scott If it is CV joints, is it easy to replace it myself? Thank you. > Thank you all. Except the cat thing. :) > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > lower. > > --scott Just called a mechanic, he said if it is CV joints, the axle and CV joints must be both replaced, it that right? Thank you. >Just called a mechanic, he said if it is CV joints, the axle and CV >joints must be both replaced, it that right? Depends on the car. On some cars, that's the case. On other cars it isn't. On some cars it's a lot easier (and therefore cheaper since you are paying for labor) to do it that way, although you don't have to. Since you haven't mentioned the kind of car it is, we don't even know if it HAS any C-V joints. --scott Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." Thank you. My car is a standard gear '96 Honda Civic. I did mention it upfront. :) > >Just called a mechanic, he said if it is CV joints, the axle and CV > >joints must be both replaced, it that right? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > it HAS any C-V joints. > --scott >My car is a standard gear '96 Honda Civic. > >It has a big noise when going at low speed, especially when going up >hill or making a sharp turn. What does it sound like? Is it going "Hoi-Ho! Hoi-Ho!" If so, you have a Wagnerian tenor stuck under your hood. You'd better get him out before the Rhinemaidens come. This is more common with Mercedes and Audi vehicles, though. --scott Signature"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Do you have any clue what the problem could be? What further inspection > is needed? Thank you. See if any of your neighbors are missing a cat. SignaturePaul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Life is like a buffet. Its not very good but there's plenty of it. |
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